But why SI?

There are many reasons one feels the need to hurt him/her self. People who self injure may have lived in a home where feeling of sadness and anger were discouraged. If one is not allowed to show feelings of sadness or anger those feelings get locked inside and reach dangerous heights. For some people the only way they know how to release their feelings is by hurting themselves. For some self injury is a reflection of disapproval for their physical image. That is why a large percent of people who suffer from self-abuse also suffer form eating disorders. Some Self Injurers, but not all are victims of abuse. For these people hurting themselves is a way of proving their control over their suffering, and not being the victim of someone else. The problem is when they self injure they become ashamed of what they have done causing them to slip back into the dangerous feeling they had before causing them to injure them self more.